Series 4 Episode 11 Original Air Date 13 March 1959


This movie is part of the collection: The Video Cellar Collection

Director: Duncan Wood
Producer: Duncan Wood
Production Company: British Broadcasting Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, b/w
Keywords: Classic TV; Tony Hancock; Sidney James; Comedy;

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Deeceer - - December 17, 2010
Subject: Not That Bad
Hancock lampoons a few of the characters of British society at the end of the 1950s- the local government 'jobsworth' types, officialdom, and professional layabouts and protesters. It's even worse now!

A council official turns up and declares a tree in Hancock's front garden to be a menace to passing traffic (and spoiling the uniformity of an otherwise treeless street). To stop them cutting it down, he organises a protest march with the aid of 'protesters' who hire out their services by the mile.

Not a 'roll around laughing' episode but still amusing.

Reviewer: The_Emperor_Of_Television - - February 17, 2010
Subject: Better than Bad
An OK, but forgettable episode. The sets are good. Script is mediocre. The first few minutes are the dullest. The ending is silly. But I like it. Maybe you'll like it more than me. What have you got to lose?